Harrison Avenue & West Burnside Avenue
Harrison Avenue and West Burnside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. The corner is also named Thomasina Bushby Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Davidson Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them schools, and 20 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Burnside Av 4810 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Tremont Av B, D0.5 milesB D
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is West Burnside Av/Grand Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Burnside Av/Grand Av Bx40, Bx42140 feetBx40 Bx42
Next buses at this stop
- Bx40 …
- Bx42 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on West Burnside Avenue.
- 66 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- University Ave & W Burnside Ave 24 docks in all480 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Thomasina Bushby Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1923 and 1926.
Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Thomasina Bushby Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 43 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Harrison Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Harrison Avenue
- No parking 17 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of West Burnside Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of West Burnside Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206993 and 211491.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Charter High School for Law and Social Justice School890 feet
- Acp Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
- M.S. 390 School1,220 feet
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- P.S. 396 School1,220 feet
- P.S. 306 School1,300 feet
- The Bronx School of Young Leaders School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Aqueduct Walk Park120 feet
- Davidson Playground850 feet
- Leave It Better Community Garden940 feet
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- Grand Playground1,120 feet
- Aqueduct Lands Playground1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Morris Heights Post Office890 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket370 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,280 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 260 feet
- University Avenue & West Burnside Avenue at West 179th Street 330 feet
- West 180th Street & Harrison Avenue 470 feet
- Davidson Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Avenue & West 180th Street 730 feet
- University Avenue & West 180th Street 730 feet
- Andrews Avenue South & West 179th Street 800 feet
- University Avenue & West Burnside Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along Harrison Avenue or West Burnside Avenue.